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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

House Between Canopies in Vilablareix, Spain by unparelld’arquitectes

 
August 5th, 2021 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: unparelld’arquitectes

A two-storey house fit between two canopies. This is the answer to the common conflict between a desire – to enjoy the spatial attributes of a detached house – and planning – small plots with the minimal 3m separation to the property line. The possibility of installing lightweight features in the non-buildable area is the loophole in the ordinance that will be the engine driving this project.

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

  • Architects: unparelld’arquitectes
  • Project: House Between Canopies
  • Location: Vilablareix, Spain
  • Photography: José Hevia
  • Authors: unparelld’arquitectes Eduard Callís, Guillem Moliner
  • Design and construction Team: Xevi Rodeja, Clàudia Calvet, Thommy Parra, Sara Palmada, Sergi Jiménez
  • Structural Designer: Blázquez Guanter
  • Technical Engineer: Jordi Comino
  • Building Engineer: Jesús Bassols – Gespromat
  • Project Management: Cercle Gespromat
  • Surface: 201 m² + 83 m² canopies
  • Project: 2017
  • Completion:2020

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

The geometry of the floor plan frees up two outside rooms, each of about 40m², which incorporate the mandatory separation. A room midway between the street, the front door and the kitchen functions as a foyer, parking space or large room for casual celebrations. The other is an intermediate room and the perfect space for extending activities in the living room to a covered outside.

These spaces are shaped by a metal structure with retractable awnings, which improve how the building behaves to weather conditions. With this lightweight architecture, the house is compact, with load-bearing walls. A single perfectible window format is repeated, except for the sliding doors that maximise the openness of the ground floor.

The staircase, laid out diagonally in the middle, divides the home into two C-shaped palindromic bodies. Each part holds a canopy with a chamfered façade. Most of the windows open here, providing a diagonal view that adds visual depth and privacy from the neighbours. The geometry and layout of the openings allow for different types of light in a single room, as well as viewing the house itself through the windows.

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

Image Courtesy © José Hevia

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